The Patrick McNamara Problem - Nostalgia

It’s been too long, is that dress new?
Can’t find the words, and neither can you
Awkward smiles they slowly break through
The hard part is over

Stay awhile, and one more drink
Then head home, unless you think
We could go on somewhere new when
This party’s over

As your doubts fade away in a haze of red wine
Hold the line
If nostalgia makes you think to put your hands in mine
Hold the line

Don’t pretend it’s not over
Like we never got older
Rest your head on my shoulder
If I break, hold the line
Make this mistake, one more time

Swing from the rafters
Maybe flirt with disaster
And the tears can come after
If I break, hold the line
Make this mistake, one more time
I wrote a song, you might like it
All these years, I’m still trying
It’s about a man who found love
And passed it over

Sang along, and I had the words wrong
Out of tune, every one a love song
If those words are fading now
Then the hard part is over

As your doubts fade away in a haze of red wine
Hold the line
If nostalgia makes you think to put your hand in mine
One more time

Don’t pretend it’s not over
Like we never got older
Rest your head on my shoulder
If I break, hold the line
Make this mistake, one more time

Swing from the rafters
Maybe flirt with disaster
And the tears can come after
If I break, hold the line
Make this mistake, one more time
If I break, hold the line
Make this mistake, one more time
And I’ll hold that time
When we first met
Going out for a fake cigarette, remember that
If you can’t hear
My voice calling
The hard part is over
If anyone wants to tell me I’ve got to be cruel to be kind
Get in line
If it’s nostalgia that leads to me standing in front of you now
Out of luck, out of line
One more time

Let’s pretend it’s not over
Lay your head on my shoulder
We’ll have nothing to regret when we’re older
If we don’t cross that line

And we’ll swing from the rafters
Maybe flirt with disaster
And the tears can come after
If I break, cross the line
Make this mistake, one more time
If I break, cross the line
Make this mistake, one more time
If I break, cross the line
Make this mistake, one more time